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If Google have MPEG-LA $1million just to go away, then yes they probably won. A single patent case defence would cost them at least that much, plus they get to
by pja 14y ago
If Google have MPEG-LA $1million just to go away, then yes they probably won. A single patent case defence would cost them at least that much, plus they get to inoculate VP8 and VP9 against MPEG-LA patent pool FUD PR.
Without knowing the amounts involved, it's impossible to really say who "won". Google obviously got what they wanted: indemnity for the MPEG-LA patent pool for VP8 and future codecs based on it. Maybe that cost them $1billion, maybe it cost them $1million: we don't know.
- yardie 14y agoMaybe I came from a different era, but the party that pays is generally considered the loser. Strategically, Google and MPEG-LA one. Google got the indemnification they swear they didn't need, and MPEG-LA got money and further proof that their patents were that strong that not even the mighty Google could ignore it. This is the same strategy patent troll, rent seekers use. It doesn't matter if they get $1 or $1mm from Microsoft or Apple. To everyone outside the negotiations they are clearly the winner no matter how flimsy the evidence looks.
- hahainternet 14y ago> Maybe I came from a different era, but the party that pays is generally considered the loser Or maybe you're talking absolute nonsense as you clearly don't understand what the agreement is about.